James Cox (New Jersey)

James Cox (16 October 1753-12 September 1810) was a member of the US House of Representatives (DR-NJ) from 1809 to 1810, succeeding John Lambert and preceding John A. Scudder.

Biography
James Cox was born in Monmouth County, New Jersey in 1753, and he rose to the rank of Brigadier-General in the Continental Army after serving in the American Revolutionary War. He went on to serve in the General Assembly from 1801 to 1807 and in the US House of Representatives from 1809 until his death from a stroke in 1810.